Western Carolinian

              the western carojl1jnjajn th u rnwr.h not i,.:...:u v»:i to tub iinitku statu bv thk constitution nob i-boiiibitbd bv it to ti to thb t*ras -, oa to tub n0vm amendments to the conttitution , artictt x sumtot 1 ot yokme ft j salisbury w c july 15 1842 j whole number 1,1^0 mots or tiii iilsvuys willing tn volunteer his son ice a my i suying ihis i'msar re appeared liimself irmeil gui.li null iissislniil in uny rambti which i wished with llie club ono of llmso who followed him to undertake i and ,. clever and active lellotv 1 1 carrying n weapon of iho samu kind while the indeed found him lie was a capital shot nnd other was armed with a weapon similar to a hill unequalled in lhe success with which ba contrived hook tins mr hotnvaull lulil mo was to clear to honk his lish when not ono svould look ai ihe u roud among the reede if iho animal should liava bait belonging to another retreated among lhe.ni tho club being reckoned ono day ubout isvo or three wocka after my the best instrument lur a close encounter we arrival mr hen vault informed mo thut hu was were eonn sealed in tho oaones and glided down under the necessity ol going to n plantation distant the stream us fast as a couple of pairs nf brawns ubout ten miles nnd a lha svny lay purtly through arras could ur^e us in u shun time sve reached llm woods nml trackless savannahs he waa obliged he spot is here my adventure had happened thu to take t i'-tiir ssilh htiii he being the only one on . uinll part ol ihe bank nol oovored wilh reeds iho estate who had a thorough knowledge of the i bore irani ila sanguine hue evulont pronl that the way nod ho from bis dexterity uud address wound iho animal had received could no hns provctl it useful aud agreeable attendant he adj been light l-_.iiie.ly oppomtathi the reed wore ded that ho should lie back early ihu afternoon i crushed and broken und » orl ol postage wn and lhat if i wished to lake a stroll or go on lie formed among them so wide thai n man could water any of lho rostofhja people should bent with little difficulty enter mr lieinvaull com my lisp il after mr ii invault had rodoawnj , maodod a l„,li to see that the arms were in prnpt r i strolled ah ut ibe plantation an hour or two order all boing right we ha d attentlvuly lu i hiking nt every thing 10 ninuso myself but gel jordur lo hear il there ssus tins noise which mighi ting terribly west led ssith doing nothing i mid direct ua to our enemy no sound imsvever was one of iho pooplo to gel the lines ready for it was ! heard one ofthe negroes entered qrs clearing my intuition to go out a fishing for aomo time tho with hi bill hook whatever obstroelod our way day boing rather warm end eullry for enjoying a ho waa followed by mr llu vault and me with shooting excursion tiiobo being soon ready 1 our gum ,- while cu»ar ond hi fellow-servant likewise ent lor my gun tun declining lho oiler brougnt up the rer.r th meda were in general be made to attend me i pushed out into the stream | nearly double our height end ut the same lime and dropped slowly down iho river the current pretty close however wo easilj mado our wns being very slow i ssus a long w hile in reaching through ihom partly bb»i*ted by the track which ihe placo whole the river branches oil inio a num the serpent had evidently mode her of streams i guided my oanoe into one ol wo had penetrated i ihould suppose nhout ihris in which 1 had formerly been ttlong svtih tbirtyyurds when lho fellow who wus tu advance cmsbr and whore our sport hud been very good i gave lhe alarm that we were close upon the ani tho stream in genoral ssus nol above eighteen or i mal mr lieinvaull ordered linn behind and isseiiiy cei wide 1 " paddled my light canoe " j advancing along sviih me svo susv through ihe up and down ihis trying to get u shot at some of reeds purl of the body ofthe monster coiled up and the beautiful bird which often frequent ihero la ' purl of ti strotched oul ; hut owing lu their hick goons l'.ui the hinls sst-r scarce and shy fa nees its bead was invisible ihsiuibcd and ap n'gued with this unsuccessful sport 1 set the lines porontly irritnieil by our approach it appeared tiiitl piiiiilletl tihoiii for some tinie 1 dresv them ti|i ; frnm its movements about to turn and nssuii t hut whether they hud not been bulled as ssell ns , wc hud our guns ready and just ns sse ctiughl u cii'i.ir u-cil lo do it or whether tho fish sverc ns j glimpse of his head sve fired both of us almost nl shy as the birds i cannot loll ) but after ti few the same iomc.it from the obstructions of the trial i got l . red qi ihis sport likcsvi-.e thinking reeds all our shot could not have taken effect ; bu i svould lie more kiicccrs!'-i ei'ewhero i proceeded svlmt did hike effect seemed lo ho sufficient ; lor it about a quarter or a mile farther down and act the tell hissing and rolling itsoj&ioto a variety oi lines by his lime tbe day had become exceed contortions even yet it ssas dangerous to tip tiigly sultry and oppressive seeing thero wus no j proach it uul cn-sttr who seemed to pubsesa a prospect jf u shot 1 look of ray stockings and groardeat of coolness and audacity motioning hi | shoes and bathed my feet in tho water and svork muster and mo no to fire again in tho directum ol ing my ciiiioo lo lho oilier ide 1 inid mj gun the animal forced ti ssay through lho reeds at ready loaded lor u hot upon tho benches and one aide and making a kind of circuit came in itreichod myself alongside of ii waiting till it was i before it and succeeded in bitting it a violent i time lo draw lhc lines svliich 1 had set in this j blow which completely stunned it and u few position 1 fell asleep overcome us i suppose by | repetitions of ibis gave us lhe victory wecouull tho heal of lho day and the fatigue 1 had under i now examine llie creature with safety wo found gone j thnt n good pari l our shot bnd lodged ubout it 1 know not how long i may havo slept ; but lj head and neck and would probably havo proved ssas roused iron my slumber by n curious sensa i fatal to il even if wo hud kit il to it fate i lion ii if some animal sverc licking my foot in conies it svas not without a shudder lhat i handled nm s,„s .,.- i«tr -...,". '•>,. iii,reo/iu„y airtr , aim ex „,. ... ,.„.„ . cftgi.i itowv-hj x _,_..,. awaking from sleep 1 cast my eyes downward useaped irom lurnishiiig u wall a men itiitl never ll my dying day shall i forget the i o set ourselves to siork and not without | llirill of horror thai passed through my frame on difficulty did sve succeed in dragging lhe huge perceiving the neck ami bend of n monstrous ser carcase to the edge ol the stream and in embark pent covering my ibol wilh siilive preparatory ns ing \\ m one ot lie canoes lo which it formed a immediately fla-hod upon my mind to commenc pretty lair loading ii wa not for iroro sunset ing tha process of swallowing it 1 had faced when lhe expedition landed on ths bank near mr death in many shapes — on ihe ocean — on the bat 1 lieinvaull bouse llo soon gut stillicieni assis lle field ; bul never lill tbat moment liad i conceiv , lance iii conveying the c iren-c up and in depositing e,l he could approach me in a guise s,o terrible t m a place o'l safety on measuring it sse luu.id l-'or ii moment and bu n momenl 1 wus fascinated h tu be nearly 40 feet inletigili und ol proportional hut recollection of my stnto soon came to toy aid thickness mr heinvaull informed mo iluii it ssas nnd 1 quickly withdrew my foot from the monitor the largest ho had seen lulled although ho hud which ssus ill the while glaring upon mo with ils olten seen others under ctrcumatances which con batilisk ryes uud nt llio sumo moment i inslinc vinced him tlial lliey must have been ui a lor i lively grasped my gun which svas lying loaded groateraiee beside me the reptile apparently disturbed by h was not until i was seated at n late dinner my motion i conceive it had previously from my that 1 felt inysell n litile overcome with the usual inertness lakon ine lm a dead carcase drew iis exertion i had undorgone on so sultry and oppres j head below lhe level of tho canoe i had ju«t sulll j sive a day . hut as lie evening svure on 1 com j cieni time io raise myself half up pointing he pletely recovered ; and never do i recollect spend in,i7.7.b ol ti y piere in the direction of tlie serpent | ing a more agreeable out tho adventure boss | whin its neck nml head again appeared moving j oyer nnd the consciousness ol my escape niu-1 backwards and forwards as if in teurch of the ob j have been deeply impressed upon my mind fur iect it lul lost the muzzle of my gun wu_i with : during some iiionihs after i olieti slarled from my , in u yard or two of tl ; my finger svas on tho trig ; sleep svitli the cold ssveut upon my brow imagining ger : 1 liifd mid it received lho shot in ils head _ myself flushed and expiring in lho embraces of a rearing up pari ol its body into the nir ssith a hor horrid reptile nblo hiss which made my blood run cold — and hv ! its contortions displaying lo my sight a great pan i ff ope a,i youth zephania asked a couu of its enormous bulk whioh had hitherto escaped schoolmaster the oilier day as he was ititorro my noiice—it seemed ready to throw itself upon '„_ a sc h„br concerning tho name of lho me and lo embrace me in ns monstrous coils £ ovef 5j brg ( ,| ( u various kingdoms throughout j dropping my gun by it single stroke ol the paddle _. wc * ld „ c w , eu m , who ;„ tho cniperor i made ihe canoe shot i up tho stream out of i s ]> usma r reach just a i wu escaping i could observe .. wigtoiia waa the reply tbu hie shot likil laken t boct for blood was begin ; „ a j wbo _ t _____ |, t , v „, algiers i i i„g ,,, drop in ui its head bul lho wound ap th __ micr nnd m „ » crlc(1 lhe ml0 nishei v ,„,„.,, i lo have oniaged an subdued bim » «» • „ ,. ,, h „ f k . unfortunately nil ray shot waa expended ouierwi.e 8 nn n - ttanbsgiving day and tho 1 would must certainly a a ru-spectfu distance , ti.iut.l ml over htenl imve given inu a salutation ol iho same kind as i aa j "' ' "' ! „ h„d jusl bestowed all that i have described mild the doy d algiers abut j,i ed in a i inch shorter time ibau i have taken '_ u in recounting it ; legitlative anecdote — ono sultry afternoon in as 1 went up lho stream wilh all lhe velocity i ] _ ||( , monlh ot j ud9 w |,,| e _\. 0 oongregatod wisdom could impart to ihu oanoe 1 heard tho rood o jj ew jj a p were a**ombled nt tbe capito among which the animal was apparently takingly bomg _ raom bor of lhe house who bud been rcfugo cr8»hing under it weight i never once i^ju^gmij mmrooned to lha soone of hm dunes ihough ol the inns 1 had lettj but hurrying l *-^ ; | 11jt i tiio tliiiin-r table whora ho hud been freely l',,.i us lhe i-iinoe would go through the water i mdulging stretched hirosolf out on one of the ssus not lung in reaching the liiiuting-pluce before : < ,., l , s b h 7 vvils quietly enjoying a nap when oue of i mi ii inv.iuli's house ilasdly mooring iho cu l , „ mm0 g a peoplo who had ocaied himnelfj „„.., i mmpod ashiiri nr.il hurried up lo the house , ..__ ic gjj bfy l0 overlook ins servants happened where i found mr lieinvaull who had jusl arrived 1 o(wn ,\ 0 1 . 10 aforesaid member in this recumbeni ! vou inns bo certain i losi no lime in communing l^j ao i without ceremony bawled out : hal ting io bim iho almost miraculous escupo i had jjj lllslur t you man that nnpping on ihe bench mado and iho wound i had infiicletl on the animal ] lhfl ,| 10 slllt0 ______)_ liiv vou tttll uollarsa day liir >' in ihnl enso said he it oannot escapo i wo l w pj„g i cu „ tell e ' si wake up !'■> lhe i in immediately go in search of it ; aod instant 11 . ,| |() u | ovo speech which was delivered in nu ly summoning l'loxar lie luld him lo get the gnus ,, r ,|„ liu y t0me l voico wo concluded lho house l ready and to bring two of his fellow with h.m i m ■___ tt r0ttr tbe sloopor arose frightened hail » if ynu choose lo assist us in finishing the adven 1 ()| lis , v j tg _ iuil j n ie speaker ordered lho luro you hove begun nnd lo havo a reoond oncoun i tlarim , 0 bo cleared ler with your novel antagonist sve shall show you r some ol the beat nnd most dangerous sport our ;,;; v bfl0f d i protested thai nothing was " several tim we have buokted on our armor .„ , f my t,-i ion thanataying behind and and entered tbo hod under the banner o llonry , id that had not mv shot hem expended sve clay ; hut the campaigns have always been tin i llould not havo puried 00 to easy terms " in ! success u i boston courier eennriil sun ho " it is very dangerous u ntinck , a j a | wtt y b w1 n be ; bolter go lor n better man i ibem ul close tpiiit tors niter being wounded as in's : y 7 >.,.., / , '""■ llm w0 now precaution m it io l|iuss|bb jus l>s he ll^ishedb mil lii'.'lt ..■ a iii i liis i-veinmrh hn i'i h a u ipooimen of our oountrymen mr lllmdos is»n a difference — the rev it >'.'. shimeale of interesting objsci lu , vary a rican who vi ils gun now vork predict lm lhe end of lhn world svill lantinupla llo,a*elf iniulo man and ih „, ■!, now | j e m t he year 180h tha rev mr miller says basking in | the sumth.iio of wealth and rny i layer ro ,„ i - |; ( i,i ml , botwoen these ph.lu.ophor r,.^_;.:::v';:;\.7 l t , ' ! 7a l 7p z »* > «« y « »&*• «■•— i a with him ll i sun how , energj id mind nnslako w the igurcs mmowhero svill ni'cuiu ili.-h sir luui'ics was bin und lived in therefore no stn»lble mun should psy any tiling sviihinit taking ho opinion ol twelve iidiffertu persons upon tho merits ol iheoaso '<,